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Discipline Why's and How's

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I agree with and would like to share with you the Harry and Rosemary Wong's school of thought that they shared in their book "The First Days Of School" chapters 18, 19, & 20 when it comes to classroom discipline:
The three most important student behaviors that must be taught the first days of school are these:

1. Discipline
2. Procedures
3. Routines

Basic Structure for a Discipline Plan:
RULES: What the expected behaviors are.
CONSEQUENCES: What the student chooses to accept if a rule is broken.
REWARDS: What the student receives for appropriate behavior.

Principles of Effective Discipline
  • Treat students with dignity and respect.
  • Effective teaching reduces discipline problems.
  • Students need a limited say in what happens in the classroom.
  • It takes time to develop an effective discipline plan and style.
  • We create most of our discipline problems by how we teach and treat people.
  • Bored students become discipline problems.
  • Lack of self-esteem is the major reason why students act up.
  • No one wants or likes to fail. A student would rather be bad than be stupid.
  • Anything you can do to make people feel good about themselves will help to minimize discipline problems.
  • People who feel powerless will find ways of expressing their lack of power (for example, not knowing what is the assignment).
  • We deny most of the students who need to learn responsibility (student council, athletics, music, and so on).

And my favorite quote: “Always deal with the behavior, not the person. You leave a person’s dignity intact when you deal only with the behavior or the issue.”

Always Remember:
To be an Effective Teacher

1. Post your rules
2. Post your consequences, and rewards
3. Immediately enact the consequence when a rule is broken.
4. Give a reward when you catch a student doing good.
5. Make your behavior predictable and consistent.



Wong, Harry K., & Rosemary T. (1991) The First Days of School.
Sunnyvale, CA , Harry K. Wong Publications
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